Hesperia Planum

Hesperia Planum is a vast plain on the planet Mars. The name is derived from Hesperia, which the West was called in ancient times.

The center of the area is at 18 ° south latitude and 240 degrees west longitude. The plane has an area of 1870 km.

Hesperia Planum originated during the geological " Middle Ages" of Mars billion against 3.5 to 1.8 years, in the same named Hesperianischen period. Through extensive cracks in the Martian crust flowed from large masses of lava, forming plains.

  • Surface structure on Mars
Mars Global Surveyor Classical antiquity
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